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Friday, 1 January 2016

Hey Guys, It's 2016!!!

The results of this poll of GOP voters are pretty stunning: Thirty percent of those surveyed expressed support for bombing Agrabah. (For those of you who are struggling with geography, that is the homeland of Aladdin and Jasmine.)Other results: 54% back banning Muslims from entering the U.S., 46% support a national database of Muslims, and 28% support the WWII Japanese internment policy. This is America in 2015.(Jeff Chu)

How is that people still watch beauty pageants? What year is this? (Ben White @morningmoneyben)

@greateranglia STILL can’t get their toilets working in 2015??!! (Sarah C @spookyjulie)

Why are grown men being referred to as 'rent boys' in the closing days of 2015 and by pinktrashnews no less (marcus #dogselfiegay ‏@marcuswstow)

Why are black people still being compared to food when it's nearly 2016? (@marcuswstow)

‏2015, folks. TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN. (@Sathnam Responding to Times article on Port Vale not hiring Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink because of fears that “the black manager might become a target for racist abuse from fans”. Owner says “I didn’t take him because of the racial issue the club had got”.)